List of Rochdale A.F.C. managers

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Rochdale A.F.C is an English professional association football club based in Rochdale, England. The club was formed in 1907 and currently sits within the National League, the fifth tier of English football.

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The current manager is Jimmy McNulty. Keith Hill was the club's longest serving manager over two spells, from 2006 to 2011, and from 2013 until 2019. Jack Peart has the longest continuous tenure as manager, serving for 7 years, 5 months and 30 days in the 1920s. The club has never won any honours outside promotion (in 1969, 2010 and 2014), and they were runners up in the 1961-62 Football League Cup.

Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's competitive record during that period, as well as any honours achieved.

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List of Rochdale A.F.C. managers
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin%HonoursNotes
Billy Bradshaw Flag of England.svg  England April 1920September 192010010.00
Tom Wilson 1 July 19221 February 192323107643.48
Jack Peart Flag of England.svg  England 1 February 192331 July 19303171525810747.952 Football League Third Division North runner up (1923–24), (1926–27)
Will Cameron 1 August 19301 December 1931601683626.67
Herbert Hopkinson 1 April 19321 January 19347019104127.14
Billy Smith Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 19341 November 19355415132627.78
Ernest Nixon 1 November 19351 October 19378321224025.30
Sam Jennings Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 19371 September 19383811101728.95
Ted Goodier Flag of England.svg  England 1 September 193830 June 19523231267612139.01
Jack Warner Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1 July 195231 May 1953471452829.79
Harry Catterick Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19531 May 195823888589236.97
Jack Marshall Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 19581 June 19608725243828.74
Tony Collins Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 196030 September 19673551298214436.341 Football League Cup runner up
Bob Stokoe Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 19671 October 19684913162026.53
Len Richley Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 19681 February 19706929192142.03
Dick Conner Flag of England.svg  England 1 February 19701 May 197315746615029.30
Walter Joyce Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 19736 May 197615732557020.38
Brian Green Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19761 September 19775314142526.42
Mike Ferguson Flag of England.svg  England 1 September 19771 November 1978639153914.29
Doug Collins Flag of England.svg  England 13 January 197919 November 1979461492330.43
Bob Stokoe Flag of England.svg  England 20 November 19791 June 1980347101720.59
Peter Madden Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19801 March 198312452314141.94
Jimmy Greenhoff Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 198312 March 19844911172122.45
Vic Halom Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 19841 December 198612434385227.42
Eddie Gray Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 December 198630 June 19888221253625.61
Danny Bergara Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4 July 19881 March 1989348111523.53
Terry Dolan Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 198931 January 199110040213940.00
Dave Sutton Flag of England.svg  England 19 February 199128 November 199418269476637.91
Mick Docherty Flag of England.svg  England 12 January 199531 July 19967121232729.58
Graham Barrow Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 19962 May 199915550406532.26
David Hamilton Flag of England.svg  England 2 May 199916 June 1999723228.57
Steve Parkin Flag of England.svg  England 16 June 19999 November 200112751393740.16
David Hamilton Flag of England.svg  England 9 November 200111 December 200110010.00
John Hollins Flag of England.svg  England 11 December 200114 May 2002271010737.04
Paul Simpson Flag of England.svg  England 29 May 20027 May 20035416172129.63
Alan Buckley Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 200330 December 200328815528.57
Steve Parkin Flag of England.svg  England 31 December 200316 December 200615244515728.95
Keith Hill Flag of England.svg  England 16 December 20061 June 2011231101597143.72
Steve Eyre Flag of England.svg  England 18 June 201119 December 201127681322.22
Chris Beech Flag of England.svg  England 20 December 201123 January 201260330.00
John Coleman Flag of England.svg  England 24 January 201221 January 20135214142426.92
Keith Hill Flag of England.svg  England 22 January 20134 March 20193391348212339.5
Brian Barry-Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4 March 201930 June 202110934284731.2
Robbie Stockdale Flag of England.svg  England 10 July 202118 August 20225916182527.12
Jim McNulty (c)Flag of England.svg  England 20 August 202227 August 202230120.00
Jim Bentley Flag of England.svg  England 30 August 202225 March 202336792019.4
Jim McNulty (c)Flag of England.svg  England 1 April 2023Incumbent

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